ShapeShift News

Erik Voorhees, CEO of the American crypto exchange ShapeShift, participated in the DeFi convention, Permissionless. Voorhees focused on the permissionless nature of crypto. He pointed out that everything started with the invention of Bitcoin (BTC) 15 years ago. He explained…

ShapeShift DAO has made significant strides in its quest for complete decentralization by moving its native users to the newly launched open-source decentralized mobile application.

An investigation by Justin Berman, a software developer interested in the “intersection of finance and cryptography,” has discovered a significant bug in Monero’s wallet code. The Bug in Monero’s Wallet Code In a Twitter thread on July 27, Monero developers…

ShapeShift, which is one of the oldest non-custodial cryptocurrency exchanges, is decentralizing as per an announcement on July 14. Aligning with DeFi Ethos In the sudden shift of tact, the seven-year-old exchange is dissolving its corporate structure and decentralizing its…

ShapeShift, a non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange is integrating decentralized exchange (DEX) protocols to boost better user experience, while also eliminating the know-your-customer (KYC) requirement. ShapeShift Aims to Ensure User Privacy The cryptocurrency exchange platform made the announcement via a press release…

ShapeShift, a non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange, de-listed Monero, Zcash, and Dash to de-risk themselves from a regulatory standpoint, the company’s Chief Legal Officer Veronica McGregor told Decrypt on Nov 11.  The Privacy-Coin Purge Last week, the instant exchange, without notice, de-listed privacy coins…

Kraken, a leading digital asset exchange, found a hardware vulnerability in ShapeShift’s KeepKey wallet, allowing a variable flow of voltage to bypass the pin code required to open the wallet. KeepKey customers are advised to ensure nobody else has physical…

ShapeShift, a Colorado-based exchange that enables the instant swapping of digital tokens has announced the launch of the Shapeshift Platform, a non-custodial digital assets platform that makes it possible for users to seamlessly buy, sell, trade, hold, watch and interact…

Following a threat by Binance’s CEO Chanpeng Zhao to delist Bitcoin SV (BSV) in response to Craig Wright’s Claims of being Satoshi Nakamoto, the exchange announced on April 15, 2019, that they would be delisting BSV and Shapeshift soon followed…

Cryptocurrency is still an emerging industry and regulation is still trying to keep up. While there are few assertive regulatory frameworks in the world, crypto-related companies are often requested to provide information to law enforcement agencies. On January 18, 2019,…

On January 8, 2019, Swiss cryptocurrency exchange ShapeShift reportedly laid off 37 employees, citing a tough market climate according to the exchange’s CEO Erik Voorhees. Crypto Winter Hits ShapeShift Another business in the crypto industry has suffered from the prolonged…

Very often than not, crypto enthusiasts and traders need to swap their current crypto for another; typically, from any of the top legacy cryptos like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, or Litecoin to lesser known digital assets. Several companies are in the…

Shapeshift CEO Eric Voorhees and cryptocurrency loans startup Salt Lending Ltd. is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concerning its $50 million ICO in 2017, per a Wall Street Journal article, published November 15, 2018. SEC…

Trading cryptocurrencies are easy but identifying arbitrage opportunities is difficult due to numerous exchanges across the globe. Prices of cryptocurrencies vary across these exchanges making it difficult for the trader to decide where should he purchase and also if there…

The price of bitcoin dropped by 12 percent week-on-week after a Silk Road-related wallet holding 111,114.615 BTC and BCH, among other forks, – worth over one billion dollars – moved coins for the first time in four years, which many…

In an attempt to quicken and simplify the process of buying of cryptocurrencies, Shapeshift AG, the Swiss trading platform, announced its acquisition of Austin-based cryptocurrency converter company, Bitfract on August 7, 2018. Simplify Trading Operations Bitfract is an American firm…